Every Notre Dame player drafted by the Boston Celtics
Every Notre Dame player drafted by the Boston Celtics
Justin Quinn, Celtics WireSun, June 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC
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The Boston Celtics have built their teams in a number of ways over the decades, but few if any methods have born more fruit than through the NBA draft. The best players to suit up for the Celtics have, by and large, come to Boston either through being taken directly in the annual event, or via trades made that night.
And it is not just the top stars who have been picked up by the Celtics via the draft. Countless members of the storied ball club's alumni have been taken by the team via that annual event, and some schools are better represented than others. We can see blue blood programs and some very small schools both delivering top talent to Boston's rosters over the years, so we decided to take a look at which players came from which schools overall.
So without further ado, let's take a look at every player who has been drafted by the Celtics out of Notre Dame.
John Kelly - position unknown
Draft year and position: 8th round, 1947 BAA Draft
Seasons at Notre Dame: unknown
Seasons played with Celtics: did not make the team
Mike Graney - forward
Draft year and position: 3rd round (8th pick, 24th overall), 1960 NBA Draft
Seasons at Notre Dame: 3
Seasons played with Celtics: did not make the team
Bob Whitmore - forward
Draft year and position: 8th round (9th pick, 108th overall), 1969 NBA Draft
Seasons at Notre Dame: 3
Seasons played with Celtics: did not make the team
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Tracy Jackson - guard
Draft year and position: 2nd round (2nd pick, 25th overall), 1981 NBA Draft
Seasons at Notre Dame: 4
Seasons played with Celtics: 1
Luke Harangody - forward
Draft year and position: 2nd round (22nd pick, 52nd overall), 2010 NBA Draft
Seasons at Notre Dame: 4
Seasons played with Celtics: 1
Demetrius Jackson - guard
Draft year and position: 2nd round (15th pick, 45th overall), 2016 NBA Draft
Seasons at Notre Dame: 3
Seasons played with Celtics: 1
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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